A woman has been arrested after driving through a border checkpoint at Yamba, South Australia.

Police will allege patrols on the Sturt Highway checkpoint attempted to stop a red Nissan Pulsar as it approached the checkpoint from Victoria at 4.12pm today.

The driver allegedly refused to stop and was pursued by patrols, with road spikes being used to stop the car on Stanitzki Road close to Bookpurnong Road.

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The driver and sole occupant, a 37-year-old Renmark woman was arrested soon after.

She will face numerous charges including engaging in a police pursuit and other offences relating to failure to stop at the checkpoint.